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Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments
written by Michael F. J. Fox, Benjamin Pollard, Laura Ríos, and H. J. Lewandowski
A choose-your-own-adventure online assessment has been developed to measure the process of modeling undertaken by students when asked to measure the Earth's gravitational constant, g, using a simple pendulum. This activity forms part of the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments (MAPLE), which is being developed to assess upper-division students' proficiency in modeling. The role of the pendulum activity is to serve as a pre-test assessment with apparatus that students are likely to be familiar. Using an initial sample of student data from a development phase of the assessment, we show that the pendulum activity is able to discriminate between a range of student processes that are relevant to understanding student engagement with modeling as a scientific tool.
Physics Education Research Conference 2020
Part of the PER Conference series
Virtual Conference: July 22-23, 2020
Pages 155-160
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Education Foundations
- Assessment
= Instruments
= Methods
- Behavior
- Research Design & Methodology
= Evaluation
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- Active Learning
= Modeling
- Upper Undergraduate
- Reference Material
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M. Fox, B. Pollard, L. Ríos, and H. Lewandowski, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, 2020, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15475&DocID=5323).
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M. Fox, B. Pollard, L. Ríos, and H. Lewandowski, Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, 2020, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15475&DocID=5323>.
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Fox, M., Pollard, B., Ríos, L., & Lewandowski, H. (2020, July 22-23). Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15475&DocID=5323
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Fox, M, B. Pollard, L. Ríos, and H. Lewandowski. "Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, July 22-23, 2020. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15475&DocID=5323 (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Fox, Michael F. J., Benjamin Pollard, Laura Ríos, and Heather J. Lewandowski. "Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments." Physics Education Research Conference 2020. Virtual Conference: 2020. 155-160 of PER Conference. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15475&DocID=5323>.
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